Title: 9/11 Flag Memorial with the College Republicans & College Democrats
Location: Eaton Humanities, Boulder, CO
Facebook Event Link: Click here
Description: Set Up: 8 pm on Friday September 10th
Take Down: 7 pm on Saturday September 11th

This is a joint event between the College Republicans and the College Democrats to honor the victims and their families who died on 9/11. Please join us in making this year’s 9/11 Flag Memorial as much of a success as last year’s.
Start Date: 2010-09-10
Start Time: 8:00pm
End Date: 2010-09-11
End Time: 7:00pm

Gregory Carlson

First off, I would like to thank everyone for a great year.  We accomplished many things and made some significant improvements over previous years.  We built this awesome new website, hosted several candidates as guest speakers, and even raised more money than all other chapters–including the State Board–combined!

Jess Johnson, Vice Chairman

So with that said, I am pleased to announce the results of our chapter elections held earlier this evening.  Current chairman Gregory Carlson was unanimously reelected for the 2010-2011 school year, and we couldn’t be luckier to have someone like him at the helm.  Likewise, Jess Johnson, currently serving as Treasurer, was elected as Vice Chairman, and Christopher Collins and Amanda Markert, each of whom played a prominent role in our victory in the eSwarm fundraising competition earlier this year, were elected as Treasurer and Secretary, respectively.

Several of us will still be here and staying active throughout the summer, so if you’re interested in getting involved in a campaign or helping the College Republicans, please let us know.  We are more than happy to help you with that.  Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you next semester.  We’re going to make an impact on the 2010 elections so that we can celebrate a Republican sweep in Colorado!

Thank you again for your role in making this year a success, and good luck on finals!

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This Saturday, College Republicans from across the state will be attending the annual Colorado Federation of College Republicans (CFCR) State Convention.  The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the official business of the CFCR;  chiefly, electing new state officers for the coming year.

President of the College Republicans at CU-Boulder Gregory Carlson will be seeking election as Secretary of the state federation.  Our chapter has been allotted 12 voting delegates by the Credentials Committee.  If you are interested in becoming a voting delegate to the convention, please let us know immediately.  We encourage each and every one of you to join us.  There will be many like-minded students from across Colorado, as well as candidates for virtually every federal and statewide office.  This is a unique opportunity to meet current and future leaders of Colorado and the Republican Party.

Check-in for this event begins at 8:30am, and the Call to Order is at 9am.  We will be meeting for a car pool outside the UMC at 7:30am.   Please let us know ahead of time if you plan to be there so we can make sure there is room for everyone.  We will break for lunch around noon, and the convention will last until about 2pm in the afternoon.

The Conference on World Affairs is hosting its annual Dean Reed Peace Prize essay contest.  First, the good part:  There is a $1,000 prize for the winner.  Now, to CWA for the details:

TOPIC: “Peacemaking Redefined”

The Conference on World Affairs is proud to announce this year’s DEAN REED PEACE PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST, open to all undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  The $1000 prize will be awarded to the best essay on the subject “Peacemaking Redefined.”

Essays should be 8-10 pages in length and show a breadth and depth of both knowledge and research in addressing the essay topic.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Monday, March 29, 2010 by 5pm at the Conference on World Affairs office, 1344 Grandview Avenue, UCB 465, Boulder, CO 80309-0465.

For more information on this year’s Dean Reed Peace Prize, contact Graham Gerritsen:

Office: 303.492.2515
Fax: 303.492.3934
E-mail: cwapress@colorado.edu
Website: www.colorado.edu/cwa

Keynote Speaker Dr. Robert Kaufman

On April 7th, the Boulder County Republicans will be hosting their annual Lincoln Dinner.  This event begins with a cocktail and social hour as well as a silent auction, followed by a semi-formal dinner.  ”After five” attire is suggested.  The dinner will feature candidates for various offices in 2010 as speakers, as well as a keynote speaker.

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION

This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Kaufman, a political scientist specializing in American foreign policy, national security, and international relations.  He is also the author of In Defense of the Bush Doctrine:  Moral Democratic Idealism & American Grand Strategy.

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION

Entrée selections include Mushroom Tortellini (Mushroom tortellini served with a light basil cream and truffle essence) and Tuscan Chicken (Chicken breast stuffed with ricotta cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and spinach, finished with a pesto cream).

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION

The cost for this event is $57.50 per person.  Reservations are due by March 27th, at which point the cost will increase and additional reservations will be subject to availability.  Priority seats with VIP hosts (candidates, retired elected officials, etc…) are also available at a price of $75 per person.

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION

Former Congressman Bob Beauprez (CO-7) will serve as Master of Ceremonies.  The event will be held at the Millennium Harvest House in Boulder.  Please contact us with questions.

U.S. Senate Candidate Cleve Tidwell (R-CO)

Join the Boulder County Republican Party for the monthly BCR Breakfast!  These events are held monthly at the IHOP in Longmong on the first Wednesday.  This month’s guest speaker will be U.S. Senate Candidate Cleve Tidwell.  He is a northern Colorado resident, former U.S. Marine, and successful small businessman.

The IHOP is located at 2040 Ken Pratt Blvd. in Longmont.  Breakfast begins at 7:00am.  The cost of breakfast is $10 per person.  If you have any questions, please e-mail BCR Breakfast Chairman Brian Lewis.

Other College Republicans will be attending so we can also arrange a car pool if you need a ride.  Just shoot us an e-mail to let us know and we’ll work something out!

The College Republicans, in coordination with the Boulder County GOP, will be hosting three caucus trainings on the CU-Boulder campus.  We only ask that you attend one.  If you plan to attend, please RSVP via e-mail or use our Contact page letting us know your name (first and last), phone number, and the date of the training you have selected.

At the training you will learn how to effectively participate in the caucus system, as well as what steps you should take if you are interested in becoming a county or state delegate.  It is not difficult to learn, but it is very important that you understand the process so that the events proceed smoothly and you are able to make an impact and contribute.

Date, time, and location information for each of the events is below:

The Boulder County GOP Executive Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 25th.  It will start at 7:00pm, and last no more than two hours.  The meeting location is 619 Ken Pratt Blvd. in Longmont.  Click here for driving directions from the UMC.

The meeting will cover regular Executive Committee business, but will primarily focus on putting together the packets for next month’s precinct caucuses.  The College Republicans will be attending, so if you are in need of a ride or can give one to others, please e-mail us.  We will be leaving from outside the UMC at approximately 6:15pm.

Please check out our other events to find out when our caucus trainings are.  There will be three of them (2/24, 2/26, and 3/4) on the CU-Boulder campus.  You will learn how to participate effectively in the caucus process, as well as what steps you should take if you are interested in becoming a county or state delegate.

Senator Mark Udall (D-CO)

As many of you are probably aware, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) has recently launched himself to the forefront of the health care reform battle in Washington after penning a letter to President Obama that urges him to pass health care reform–public option included–via budget reconciliation.  This would allow Democrats to skirt the Senate’s filibuster rule, allowing them to pass a bill with only 50 votes.  In that case, the tie would be broken by Vice President Joe Biden in his capacity as President of the Senate.

As of right now, 20 U.S. Senators have signed Bennet’s letter.  The White House will get behind it if Harry Reid (D-NV) does.  Harry Reid will if 29 more of his colleagues do.  This is a dangerous, slippery slope.  As of right now, I don’t see this making any difference.  My belief since last June has been that health care reform, of any form acceptable to President Obama, will not pass the Senate.  I still believe that.  But if we don’t continue fighting back, they will steamroll us as they have so many times before.

Please contact Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) and tell him to stand with Coloradans on the issue of health care “reform” by coming out publicly against passing ANY measure or provision under budget reconciliation.  Don’t forget to leave a valid physical address within the state of Colorado.  If you don’t, your letter will go into the trash and not the “No” column of the tally his aides are surely keeping.  My letter is below–feel free to play off it:

Dear Senator Udall,

I urge you to come out AGAINST passing any version of a health care reform plan, whether it includes a public option or not, via reconciliation.  Do it publicly, do it soon, and do it with conviction.  Quash any momentum Senator Bennet’s letter to the President may have.  It has been made clear time and again that Americans, and Coloradans especially, do not support any of the proposals that have been put before Congress.  If we can’t trust you to vote our interests and our will in this case, there’s very little we can trust you to do.

Sincerely,

Colby Kamin

[Redacted], Boulder, CO 80304